Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss <div id="i-scholarabout">Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (RJHSS) is an international, peer-reviewed journal, correspondence in the fields of arts, commerce and social sciences. The aim of RJHSS is to publishes Original research Articles, Short Communications, Review Articles in Linguistics, Commerce, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Economics, History, Environmental Studies, Business Administration, Home Science, Public Health, Political Science, Demography, Cultural Studies, Ethnography and Sociolinguistics.</div> en-US avpublications@gmail.com (Dr. Mrs. Monika S. Daharwal) avpublications@gmail.com (Dr. Mrs. Monika S. Daharwal) Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 OJS 2.4.2.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 A Study on Perception of Brand Extension by FMCG Consumer in Ahmedabad https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195753 The cost of introducing an entirely new brand is often very high, accompanied by the risk of the failure of new brands in a crowded market. These factors encourage companies to use brand extensions, particularly in the FMCG segment, to leverage the brand capital of the parent Brand. This research study examines in detail the perception and behaviour of the consumers of Ahmedabad in the direction of brand enhancements in the FMCG Segment. The study also seeks to identify the factors influencing consumers to accept brand enhancements in the FMCG Segment. The hypotheses developed for this empirical study were tested statistically with the help of SPSS version 16. Factors such as the perceived similarity and the fit between the parent brand and its extended brand, the reputation of the mother brand and its impact on the extended brand, the nature of the Ahmedabad consumers-whether they perceive the perceived risk of new brands Or not, have been critically investigated in the research Study. The study is based on a primary survey covering all 141 stations under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in order to maintain the overall visibility, perception and acceptance of brand enhancements in the FMCG Segment. Kalpesh Prajapati, Viral Bhatt https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195753 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Complexity of Diasporic Themes in the Selected Novels of Bharati Mukherjee https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195754 Bharati Mukherjee has been referred to as the “grande dame of diasporic Indian literature” (Edwards, Conversations with Bharati Mukherjee, 2009). She is one of the most celebrated writers of the Asian immigrants experience in America. Mukherjee’s work explores the theme of expatriation, immigration and transformation. Her works focus on the dislocated self, which desires to search for home and identity. Diasporic dream, figures prominently in all the fictions of Bharati Mukherjee. The present paper attempts to investigate the complexity of diasporic themes in selected novels of Bharati Mukherjee. Sanghamitra Dash, Sailesh Mishra https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195754 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Challenges Encountered by Tribal Population in the Era of Globalization https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195755 The Globalization affect the tribal population positively and negatively. Since the arrival of liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG), has affect the culture, languages and life styles of tribals in India.The areas occupied by tribal population have been subject to various objections due to involuntary displacement. Due to neoliberal economy, the arena of development has turned into unipolar. In the name of up gradation of lifestyle of poor native tribal people, the market forces have created wealth for their benefits at the cost of livelihood and security of tribals. According to the World Bank, development schemes every year unwillingly displace one million people in the developing countries from their land-living and homes (World Bank, 1994). In India alone, between 1951 and 1990 around 21.3 million publics were displaced by development projects. Among this number 8.54 million (40 per cent) were tribal or indigenous people and only 2.12 million (24.8 per cent) were resettled. The areas occupied by native tribal people are facing wrath of not only monetary exploitation but ecological degradation due to extreme extraction of resources. The rehabilitation process for displaced tribals has been in dillydallying phase of implementation. This paper studies the impact of globalization on tribal population, the displacement and uprisings among tribals, and the role of government policies for the upliftment of tribal population in India. Sumbl Ahmad Khanday https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195755 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Psychological Health of Inmates of Mandoli Central Jail https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195756 The experience of being kept behind the bars has a Traumatic and Psychological effect on everyone whosoever endures it. A study on “Psychological Health of Inmates of Mandoli Central Jail” presents a life of inmates of jail. The psychological health of inmates is affected by many factors inside the jail like sudden change in social environment, poor hygiene, bad company, non-pleasurable space, poor food quality, separation from family and loved ones, societal pressure, etc. All these factors lead to poor physical and mental health, which can sometimes, make the person traumatized and he/she may suffer several psychological problems like Depression, Social Isolation, Hallucinations, Insomnia, Irritability, Anxiety etc. Among which Depression and Insomnia are the most common. Nilesh Singh, Subhash Meena https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195756 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An Analysis of State of Agriculture in Punjab https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195757 The present study is an effort to highlight the changes in agrarian pattern in Punjab during 1960-61 to 2016-17, which analyses the changes in area, production and productivity of major crops, area under High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) of seeds, mechanisation, use of chemical fertilisers, crop-wise procurement prices, contribution of rice and wheat to the central pool. Green Revolution has made major changes in the cropping pattern of Punjab. Only paddy and wheat became the two major crops of the State, because these crops show lower fluctuations in production and yield as well as fetch comparatively better prices so that farmers have more or less assured returns from these crops. As a result, paddy which was cultivated only on 4.80 per cent of total cropped area in 1960-61, registered steep rise to 38.77 per cent in 2016-17. Similarly, area under wheat increased from 29.59 per cent of total cropped area in 1960-61 to 44.33 per cent in 2016-17, whereas area under cultivation of sugarcane, cotton, maize, pulses and oil-seeds has been sharply declined after the Green Revolution in Punjab because of inadequate marketing system and price support policy for these crops. Sarbjeet Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Sukhram Singh https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195757 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Competitiveness and Potential International Markets for Natural Rubber and Tea from Tripura https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195765 The favourable agro-climatic condition and lucrative fiscal and monetary incentives boosted the investment in rubber plantation in Tripura but the growing competition in the international markets due to fluctuating selling price has been a major concern among the farmers. Therefore, it is of paramount importance, to know the competitiveness and potential markets for rubber. Tea is one of the major plantation crops in Tripura and there has been huge investment in this area and eventually it is important to research the present competitive status as well as potential international markets. To measure the competitiveness of rubber and tea, Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCA) for these two products from Tripura has been calculated. The products having average higher comparative advantage Index (RCA&lt;1) have been considered as competitive products. Thereafter, to identify the potential international markets, Shift Share analysis has been applied on these two competitive products and consequently the markets where these two products show positive net shift are considered to be potential markets. Apart from that while identifying potential markets Most Favoured Nation (MFN) statuses as well as strategic location of the markets also has been prioritized. After secondary data analysis, it is observed that both the products rubber and tea have competitiveness (RCA&lt;1) and have potential international markets like, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Iran, USA, Canada, Germany etc. but the growing concern is that over the period of time different erstwhile potential markets for these two products have been shrinking. Prabir Ghosh https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195765 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Problem of Child Runaway from Observation Homes:A Challenge to the Existing Laws-A Critical Study of Raipur and Durg Child Observation Homes of Chhattisgarh https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195766 Children are the most valuable assets of any country because they are the future youth who bear the responsibility of overall development of the society. They are primarily innocent and ignorant by nature but when they get indulged into various crimes, and are under trial or are punished, they are termed as Children in Conflict with Law and are kept in Children Observation Homes totally separate from the adult criminals. The history of such Child Observation Homes goes back to the 1920’s Boston School, where the child criminals were separated from the adult offenders for reformation. With the advent of time, Legal Acts like The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, Precedents of Supreme Court cases, and Manual of Ministry of Child and Women Development are the source as well as the regulating authorities of such Children Observation Homes, which aim together to make efforts to adjudicate and dispose of the matter in the best interest of the children. They seek to reform and socially re-integrate such children in a child-friendly atmosphere of the Observation Homes established under the said law, by fulfilling their key needs with proper care and treatment. But frequent reporting of runaway of Children from these homes has set a question mark on the functionality of these homes and raises the issue to its fullest whether the aims of Child reforming laws are being met in reality. Thus, this research paper puts forth the overall problem of Child runaway from Observation Homes taking the cases of Raipur and Durg Observation Homes of Chhattisgarh as special references and puts light on the status, reasons and possible solutions in the form of suggestions to resolve this greater menace of the realm of Child Justice. Rahul Tiwari, Anil Manjhi, Bhoopendra Karwande https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195766 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Caste Differences in Access to Credit in India:Evidence from NSSO Household Indebtedness Data https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195767 This paper explores the extent of disparity in financial access across the social groups in India using the unit level data of All India Debt and Investment Survey data published decennially by NSSO. The ratio of asset share and population share consistently improved for GEN households in both rural and urban India since 90s while for the marginalised social groups ST and SC, it improved in the first decade post liberalisation but worsened in the decade following the second millennium. In rural India, the average debt per household of the tribal population grew at a rate lower than that of all households taken together over the entire period. However, the non-institutional share of indebtedness of ST households consistently upsurged over the past three decennial rounds of NSSO in both rural and urban areas with the growth being faster in the latter. The average debt per household of ST as a percentage of ‘Others’ fell sharply and consistently in the past three indebtedness survey rounds of NSSO. ST households had the lowest incidence of indebtedness not only from institutional sources but also from all sources combined. The average amount of debt from all sources was the lowest for ST households in both rural and urban areas. Further, the productive share of credit availed, the expenses incurred on farm and non-farm business was the lowest for SC in rural areas and ST in urban areas. Looking at the agricultural credit scenario, the proportion of loans of farm households from non-institutional sources continues to dominate over that from institutional sources. This was more pronounced for marginalised castes. Evidence also suggested that the heaviest burden of Professional Money Lenders fell largely on small farm size classes and backward social groups. Jeril Tom https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195767 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Legacies of Indian Political System https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195768 In this paper various legacies of indian political system has been discussed. Legacies are termed as past historical inheritance of a political system. These political legacies include formal and non formal legacies. Formal legacies include Government, Federal Structure, Dyarchy, Centralized Bureaucracy and various non-formal legacies include Bandhs, Hartals, Satyagrahas, Hunger strikes and fast-unto-death. An historical development of all these legacies has been analysed in this paper. Thus this paper analyses the legacies of Indian political system in a comprehensive way. Gopal Krishan https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195768 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A Case Study on:Socio-Economic Condition of the Bhumijs Tribal Communities in a Village of Sundarban, West Bengal https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195769 In India, all sections of society share economic and social prosperity. It is widely acknowledged that a large section of the population, especially the tribal communities are still economically and socially backward .so I decided to work on tribal communities at the bhumij village in the Nafarganj Island of sundarban south 24 Parganas, west Bengal. A special attention is given to study the recent migration of the bhumij from their residences for a temporary period under the present economic hardship faced by them. The women and men of the village were found to be engaged in a variety of occupations, like cultivation, forest products collection, petty business and agricultural as well as non-agricultural works. The same person or family was also found to be engaged in more than one occupation and the challenging visit to forests and risky rivers and creeks were also found to be taken up by the womenfolk. A closer look at the age composition of the villagers vis-a-vis occupation revealed that the younger generation of bhumij showed a higher preference to engage themselves as migrant workers outside the village, some time crossing the boundaries of the district and the state. we concluded that the real economic and social condition of the bhumijs of koloni para was their poverty and land lessness, coupled with the risks of visiting the forest as a subsistence strategy. Jagannath Mahato, Bimal Mondal https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195769 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Positivity and Optimism in the Works of Paulo Coelho https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195772 Paulo Coelho is a renowned Brazilian writier. Second reason is the reason is based on optimism of the writer. He also wrote columns for newspapers and wrote poems and articles. Though his first novel, Hell Archives, published back in 1982, he got recognition from his novel “The Alchemist” internationally. This novel later on became the Bestseller internationally. His other famous works are Brida, The Witch of Portobello, and The Fifth Mountain. Many researchers took interest in his writings and explored his novels in their perspective. His writings show that he was very positive and optimistic towards the life. He was of the view that if you long for something in your life with determination and conviction you are bound to get your wishes fulfilled. Yogesh Sarathe https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195772 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Psychological Distress and Life Experiences among Young Adults https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195773 The aim of the study was to identify the difference between mild, moderate and severely psychologically distressed (depression, anxiety, stress) in life experiences. It also aimed at understanding the gender differences in life experiences. The study was conducted under II phases; under phase I, 30 men and 30 women were screened with mild, moderate and severe psychological distress using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) (Lovibond S. H and Lovibond P.F, 1995). Under phase II, Scale of Positive and Negative Life Experiences (SPANE) (Ed Diener,2009) was measured to understand the life experiences among adults. Results shows that mild, moderate and severely depressed, anxious and stressed differ significantly on life experiences. Also indicating that there was no significant gender difference in life experience and psychological distress. Anu Justy Jose, N. Veena https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195773 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A Study of an Influencing Factor in the Expansion of Brand in the Road Machine Market:An Impassive Study on the Heavy Machinery Production Company (HEPCO) https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195819 The analysis of the factors influencing the expansion of the brand may be the study of five factors such as the assessment of the parent marks, the difference in the perceived quality of the brand portfolio, the perceived fit, the behavioural intentions of the Consumer and the setting extension. With the brand extension we can deliver a new product with the current brand on the market. This research is about identifying the relationship between the five factors mentioned above and the assessment of brand expansion. In relation to the purpose classification, research is an applied and descriptive survey in relation to the collection of data. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The statistical population groups include the road and Transport organization's street development companies. Since the statistical population was a small number of members, the all-count method was used. The control unit comprised purchasing managers of these companies. By analyzing the data of 87 companies, it can be said that there is no correlation between the expansion of the HEPCO nut brand and the perceived quality with the expansion of the HEPCO brand. However, two factors of consumer behavioral intentions and the perceived fit are related to the brand expansion of the HEPCO brand. There is also a correlation between independent variables and consumer attitudes. In addition, the attitudes and behavioral intent of consumers are linked. Additional tests showed that there is an interactive effect between these two variables. However, there is no relationship between the extension of the HEPCO nut brand and the perceived fit and between perceived quality and consumer attitudes. Kalpesh Prajapati, Viral Bhatt https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195819 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195856 The Economic reforms in India refers to the Neo-Liberal polices introduced by the government in 1991 and in the later years. The central point of the reforms was liberalization of the economy, simplifying regulations, giving more role to the private sector and opening up of the economy to foreign competition started a new era in India’s economic policy with permission to FDI up to 51 percent in selected sectors. The Foreign Direct Investment is constantly decreasing in our country shown during this study. Gujarat has attracted more FDI than what its GDP size alone would suggest but relative to its peer states (especially Tamilnadu, Delhi etc.) it has fallen short significantly. During April 2000 to March 2019, Maharashtra is the highest contributor to achieve the FDI followed by Delhi at second position, Karnataka at 3<sup>rd</sup> position, Tamilnadu at 4<sup>th</sup> position, Gujarat at 5<sup>th</sup> and Andhra Pradesh at 6<sup>th</sup> position. It is observed that, during the year 2016-17 to 2018-19, there has been a massive decline in FDI of 45% in Gujarat State. There may be many factors responsible for the decline in FDI in the State such as Industrial vulnerabilities in the state, Complexity and uncertainty in FDI policy etc. It is necessary to attract more and more FDI in order to establish the Gujarat state as a “Model State”. Satyam S. Ratnam https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195856 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Women's Quest for Status in India after Independence https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195857 The present paper attempts to study the status of women in India after independence. It studies the various laws framed for women in the Indian society. It tries to portray that the need of the hour is to create awareness in the society for the Swarajya of the women Geetali D. Tilak, Deepak J. Tilak https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195857 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Political overtones and Allusions in Arundhati Roy’s <i>The Ministry of Utmost Happiness</i> https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195858 Published in 2017, <em>The Ministry of Utmost Happiness</em> is the second novel of famous Indian author, and Booker Prize winner, Arundhati Roy. The novel can be seen to have two parts where the first half of the novel is a bildungsroman of Anjum (a hermaphrodite), set in the old city of Delhi while the second half is the story of Tilottama, Naga and Musa spanning Kashmir insurgency. The novel engages in many political and social incidents that have occurred in India and other parts of the world at the backdrop of its story. It is full of allusions to many political figures, political issues, events, and incidents that have occurred in the past few decades in India and around the world. The present paper attempts to examine the political overtones implicit in the novel by decoding and explaining few significant allusions used in the novel. Prashant Maurya, Nagendra Kumar https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195858 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Indian Financial Integration:Evidence from the NDF Market https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195859 This study seeks to investigate the extent and causes of financial integration of India with the rest of the world during the sample period of January 2000 to October 2017. The study compares the interest rate which ought to prevail, with respect to the Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF) rate, in case of Covered Interest Parity and what actually does prevail. The difference between the Covered Interest Parity implied domestic interest rate and the actual domestic interest rate is our measure of financial integration. The study tries to find out different macroeconomic variables which affect the financial integration of India. The study used ordinary least squares, Johansen’s Cointegration technique along with VECM and Granger causality to unearth the long run and short run relationship of financial integration with plausible macroeconomic variables. We found India to be significantly non-integrated. Inflation volatility, changes in NEER and GDP along with Bank Rate and CRR were found to unequivocally influence financial integration of India. We also found structural break present in variables under study at June 2008. Vineet Srivastava, Arup Chattopadhyay https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195859 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Creativity and Culture:A Comparative Study on Creativity Theories of Lev Vygotsky and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195861 The present study examines creativity theories proposed by Vygotsky, and Csikszentmihalyi. Theories will be content analysed on various dimensions: Imagination, Consciousness or Unconscious or both, predominantly Individualistic or Culturalistic, Personality dimension, Environment dimension, Attribution dimension, Qualitative or Quantitative or both, Creativity as Rare or Universal phenomenon, discussion predominantly on Characteristics or Processes of creativity or both, emergence of Creativity from Imagination, Independent trait or Interconnected trait, theory appreciating Time dimension, theory appreciating Dreams and Fantasies in relation to creativity, creativity as Decision making and theory appreciating the Collective character of creativity. S. Kiran https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195861 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Socio-Recreational Aspects of Elderly Living in Old Age Home https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195863 Old age is considered as last stage of life span, also known as second childhood period. Age sixty is usually a dividing line between middle and old age. This is a period to enjoy retired life, being peaceful, relax and enjoy with grand children. It seems that elderly have been neglected by younger ones’, where they must be taken care at this age, which they are also feel to be part of family life. Unfortunately the changing values, rapid individualistic behaviour among younger generation’s mind set to settle down in cities or abroad leaving these elderly away in the institutional care. Once they are placed in the institutional care automatically their daily routine, life style would change, where in these older adults have to cope up with the changes as well as challenges of the institutional care. However the present study aims at exploring the socio-recreational aspects of elderly in the institutional care. More than 50 elderly (both male and female) were interviewed to know the social, recreational and daily routine activities of the elderly. Self structured interview schedule was prepared to gather primary data from the older adults. The study revealed that majority older adults have been active in socio-recreational activities in the old age home. M. C. Sandhyarani https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195863 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Exploring the Relationship between Hope and Personality Traits https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195864 Hope is a positive futuristic orientation one has in life which also influences how one feels in the present. Literature seems to suggest that there exists a relationship between hope and the traits of personality. In light of such previous findings, the aim of the present research was to understand an association between hope and the Big Five Factors of personality. The findings have revealed significant positive relationship between extraversion, openness to experience and conscientiousness with the total hope scores and a significant negative relationship between neuroticism and hope scores. The personality trait-hope understanding could be used in designing interventions and their successful implementation by keeping in mind the dominant traits which is likely to have an impact on individual’s goal directed behaviour during treatment and the belief about benefitting from the intervention. Ankita Mishra, Shivani Datta https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195864 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Social Sector Expenditure and India’s Development:An Empirical Assessment During 2001-02 to 2015-16 https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195865 Issues relating to linkages of social sector with economic growth have been in much attention by researchers in recent times. Sustained and equitable economic growth is a major objective of government expenditure policy and as such, it is obligatory of any government to improve the quality of life of people which is mainly carried out by incurring public expenditure in areas such as health, education, and other social services.The term social sector is often used to refer to Education, Health and Nutrition sectors.In theory there appears to be a positive relationship between social sector expenditure and economic growth, which the paper aims to examine using empirical data. The present research paper evaluates the effectiveness of social sector expenditure policy’ from an economic development perspective by undertaking a regression analysis of Economic Development (GDP) as dependent variable and social sector expenditure components are independent variables. The time period consider for this study is span of 15 years from 2001-02 to 2015-16 and the secondary data obtained from RBI database. From the results, it can be found that public expenditure on Education, Sports, Art and Culture; Medical and Public Health; Water Supply and Sanitation; Housing; Urban Development; Nutrition and Rural Development is found a positive impact on economic development while public expenditure on Social Security and Family Welfare is observed negative impact on economic growth during the study period. S. Praveen, K. Harika, K. Appanna Babu https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195865 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 An Experimental Study on Effects of Integrated Yoga Module on Mental Health with Special Reference to Female Employees of Raipur District of Chhattisgarh State https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195813 The present research study was aimed to see the Effects of Integrated Yoga Module on Mental Health with Special Reference to Female Employees of Raipur District of Chhattisgarh State. For the purpose the mental health was studied under its six dimensions i.e. emotional stability, total Adjustment, leadership ability, security -insecurity dimension, self–concept and intelligence dimension. To achieve the purpose objectives and hypotheses were framed according to the dimensions of mental health which were specifically taken for the present study. Sessions of Pre Practice was applied on the selected samples and difference between Pre Yoga Practice and Post Yoga Practice was calculated statistically. The findings revealed that the significant difference found in between mental health, emotional stability dimension of mental health and Leadership Ability dimension of mental health of pre and post yoga of female employees. Whereas no significant difference found in between Leadership Ability dimension of mental health, self-concept dimension of mental health and Intelligence dimension of mental health of female employees. Divya Sharma https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195813 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 ‘Restricting Birth’:Dr B. R. Ambedkar as Advocate of Population Control Policy https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195814 In colonial India, the maternal and child mortality rates were higher, this paper thus attempts to explore the ideas of Dr. Ambedkar on the birth-control movement in the nineteenth century India. As the number of studies on reproductive health in India is proliferating today, it becomes inevitable to study the views of Indian reformers on the family planning and problems of over-population. His speech in Bombay Provincial Assembly later published in the volume of his ‘writing and speeches’ used as a source to get an insight into Dr Ambedkar’s insistence on the necessity of birth-control measures in post-colonial India for better health and a sound economy. Shivangi https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195814 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Pre-History of DNA ‘Fingerprinting’ in India https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195815 This paper shows how fingerprinting was birthed in colonial India as a response to the requirements of governing the native population whom the British colonialists presumed to be untrustworthy and deceptive. It further shows how fingerprint was developed into a technology of unique human identification by Henry Faulds and Francis Galton in England and the way in which a fingerprint classification system was developed by Edward Henry along with Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose in India. The paper goes on to link the historical development in human fingerprint identification and classification with the contemporary developments in DNA fingerprinting and databasing. Manpreet Singh Dhillon https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195815 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Triple Talaq and the Rights of Muslim Women https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195816 Talaq is an Arabic text in Muslim Laws, and means freedom from the bondage of marriage by the husband. Triple talaq creates a power dynamic in a marriage which is greatly in favour of the man and oppressive to the woman. It violates the fundamental rights of muslim women guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 21 of the Constitution of India. In talaq there is pain, suffering, shattering of the dreams, hopes of parties, children and family. There has been a heated debate on triple talaq which a muslim men exercises in a single sitting and give divorce to his wife, whether he is angry, drunken, by saying talaq-talaq-talaq in one go even through letter, emails, whatsapp etc. which left the victim muslim women in shock, depression, mental trauma. Therefore the recent judgment of the Supreme Court banning instant triple talaq is a boon for the muslim women. Kalindri https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195816 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 'Success and Failure of Social Projects'-A Comprehensive Review through the Prism of Social Capital https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195817 What are the systemic social factors, which determine the success and failure of social projects (development projects)? How can we design better social developmental initiatives focusing on creation of specific social outcomes? The researcher is applying the concept of social capital to address these questions. Focus of this paper is to explain the process of social capital creation and its effects on the outcome o f social projects. The researcher intents to make two important contributions. First, proposing some plausible arguments that will explain the formation of social capital through different Social intervention models. Second, proposing a conceptual model, which could explain the success or failure of different Social Projects. Through the research six main postulates were proposed. First, It was proposed that increased levels of participation of actors in a community would significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. Cultural understanding of each actor in a community would significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. Information sharing between each actor in a community will significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. Social Identity of individual actors in a community will significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. Sense of belongingness of individual actors to a community will significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. Lastly, Pro-social motivation of individual actors in a community will significantly contribute to the creation of social capital. As a conclusion, a theoretical model for understanding the process of creation of social outcome was also proposed through this comprehensive review paper Abhilash G. Nambudiri, Sam Thomas https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195817 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Forest Resource and Agriculture Option for Livelihoods among Schedule Tribe in RARH Region of West Bengal in India https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195818 Agriculture activity and forest resource collection are the major livelihood source among rural tribal people. Agriculture and Forestry can reduce hunger and poverty and improve the sustainability of rural livelihood in the face of economic and environmental shocks and stresses. The major objectives of this study are as follows: 1. to investigate the influences of agriculture activity and forest resource on tribal livelihoods. 2. To find out the major challenges facing by tribal people for agriculture development and forest resource collection. The database of the study is based on secondary and primary sources. Primary data is collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The result shows that most of the tribal people do not have a sufficient amount of agriculture land for sustaining their livelihood. That’s why they depend upon forest resource collection and seasonal migration. With the passage of time growing demands of wood and Non-Timber Forest Products leads to illegal cutting of trees and many times forest land unprotected by forest officials. So agriculture development and forestry regeneration are the utmost need for sustainable livelihood. Sandip Satpati https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195818 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Analysis of Corporate Dividend Declaration of Telecom Firms in India https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195771 The Telecom Sector of an emergent country like India is mounting after liberalization at a incessant pace and has taken the place of second major network in the world. Main sectors of the Indian telecommunication industry are telephony, Internet and television broadcast Industry in the nation that is in an ongoing procedure of relocating into next generation network, employs a widespread system of modern network fundamentals such as digital telephone exchanges, mobile switching centers, media gateways and signaling gateways at the core, interconnected by an extensive variety of transmission systems with fiber-optics or Microwave radio relay networks. These innovations which are taking place in the given sector and are serving the sector to create as a brand of India in the world. The given learning is examining the influence of these innovations in the telecom sector, which can be evidenced by glancing at the association and consequence of dividend policy on the share prices of particular Indian companies. The companies assumed for study are Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel, MTNL and Tata Communications.T- Test is used for data analysis using SPSS and MS-EXCEL as a tool. Kanika Dhingra https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195771 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching in 21st Century-Evolving Trends in Business Education https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195770 Twenty-first century is equipped with remarkable changes occurring in the way teaching pedagogy is evolving pertaining to the content of educational programs in business. The current century is known as the era of digital technologies and knowledge. Demands of the students in business world has increased, they expect education to be thoroughly advanced and more pragmatic. Such perception is a result of pressure created due to globalisation and cut-throat competition in the market. Even the organisations endeavour their employees to be the best, thus demand for knowledgeable and experienced professionals, forcing the B-Schools to be more innovative in teaching approach. A new approach to teaching practice, calibrated for the 21st century, aspires that the teachers should be willing to assist the students in the best possible way to enhance learning. The injection of innovations into B schools is due to the technological advancement leading to creative and innovative practices in Management education all over the world. In order to meet the new contemporary challenges and prepare the young people, updating the pedagogies used by teachers has become essential. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current teaching methods used in business schools highlighting their strengths and weaknesses which will build a fertile ground for the discussion on innovative methods in management education. Anubhuti Saxena https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195770 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Role of Infrastructure in Improving Students’ Outcomes https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195762 The repute index of an institute of higher education (HEI), offering many different programs and courses, depends primarily on its ability to satisfy not only its internal stakeholders (students, faculty, staff), but also the community and society at large. To ensure success and quality delivery in aspects ranging from course curriculum, infrastructure, facilities, career placement, etc. to co-curricular activities, research, life skills etc., a students’ perspective through a comprehensive students’ feedback becomes pivotal in planning for its future development. Research has shown that an institutes’ facilities have a profound impact on both teacher and student outcomes. The state and type of facilities available directly affect a teachers’ commitment towards the institute and efforts to promote its status. Since any HEI caters to a large number of students coming from different social and economic backgrounds, its facilities and resources affect behavior, learning, and growth in achievement. Hence, without adequate facilities, it is extremely difficult to achieve satisfaction and improve faculty profile. Educational infrastructure like Buildings, classrooms, laboratories, and equipments are crucial elements of learning environments in schools and universities. There is strong evidence that high-quality infrastructure facilitates better instruction, improves student outcomes, and reduces dropout rates, among other benefits. Many studies have been conducted and it was found that environmental and design elements of an institute’s infrastructure together showed positive variation in students’ academic progress. Although education policymakers are increasingly focusing on the quality of education and learning environments, there is no uniform approach to invest in their educational infrastructure. Demographic trends, needs of education institutions, transportation alternatives and labor market skills are key points in determining the functioning of an educational institute. Therefore it is necessary to develop not only the strategies for managing educational facilities but also to do research to better understand how facilities influence student’s behaviour and achievement. It is important to identify roles, responsibilities and scope, set up the database systems to support the development, monitor the capital investments, maintenance and running programmes, identify areas of concern, consider development plans, develop overview of priorities and finalize budgeting. Our paper presents a study of the role of infrastructure in the working of an educational institution with respect to the implementation, review &amp; evaluation of the above mentioned points and also presents some ways to enhance its performance. Poonam Juneja, Prajwalit Shikha https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195762 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Reorienting the Management Education in India https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195763 With the liberalization of Indian Economy and IT revolution in the post-1990, B-schools have expanded scope of specialization in finance, and marketing areas during the last decade. The phenomenal growth of MBA or its equivalent Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) was largely triggered by the growth of corporate sector and industrialization in India. Since Business School graduates played a critical role worldwide in building competitiveness of enterprise and industry, MBA education emerged as the most wanted subject in higher education. Increase in demand for professional managers has also fuelled the growth in number of Business Schools in the country. These MBA institutions have produced a large number of successful business leaders and entrepreneurs who have commanded respect not only in India but internationally. Undoubtedly, India boasts of one of the largest universes of B-schools, but we stand nowhere on the global stage. Our top B-schools lag behind on vital international parameters like research, rankings and accreditation. The Indian MBA education is currently passing through a turbulent period. There is absence of an integrated structure that can monitor and regulate the management education in the country. Lack of an integrated education policy for management education is one of the most serious voids in our current system. There seems to be a clear mismatch between the skills that are being taught and developed in these institutions and the employer’s expectations from the hired business graduates who will make future managers. This paper aims at identifying the key skills that are essential to make a successful manager, who can perform his duties well and is well equipped to fulfil the employer’s expectations. Swadha Aggarwal https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195763 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Integration of Corporate Needs in Curriculum:in Holistic View https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195764 Today, business school curriculums typically educate students in the key business disciplines. Many business schools deliver their curriculum by creating courses based on functional areas, rather than the integration of knowledge from a holistic market. B-schools have to exercises different approaches to teach students real operating environment. The role of modern business is not only to integrate corporate needs in curriculum, but also to demonstrate good corporate citizenship for students. Today, business educators have the responsibility to prepare students for the role of modern business, including corporate citizenship, sustainability and social responsibility. The aim in this paper is to identify, key approaches that would help to integrate corporate needs in curriculum. This paper will allow business educators to explore ways to accomplish their responsibility. Neeru Gupta, Shivani Goel, Swati Choyal https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195764 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Analyzing Skill Gap between Higher Education and Employability https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195761 Students usually enroll in higher education institutes for earning an academic qualification or degree, gain appropriate skills and to step into the corporate world via employment opportunities. The purpose of the study is to find out student’s perceptions about which skills are important to attain for job while they are studying. Also, to find employer’s perceptions about most important skills required in the future employees. The study findings reveal that skill gap exist between employers and students’ perceptions of the skills and traits critical for securing employment. Based on literature review, skills important for employment were identified and grouped under three categories namely technical skills, non-technical skills and behavioral skills. Through the use of structures questionnaires, both students and HR Executives were asked to rate all the skills on a Likert scale of 1(least important) to 5(most important). Based on the mean scores of the ratings, a ranking order was established to ascertain the skill gap. Another major finding of the study was to determine which skills are more important for employers so as to on which students should focus on acquiring to be better prepared for the job market. The study also provides recommendations to close the gap between the skill gaps identified in the study. These steps must be taken simultaneously by all the stakeholders involved in the higher education i.e. Students, higher education institutions and corporate employers. Charu Sarin https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195761 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Quality Enhancement of Women Entrepreneurs:Impact of Entrepreneurship Development Skills Imparted by HEIs https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195760 The present study examines the impact of entrepreneurship development skills imparted at HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) and human capital on creation of women entrepreneurship as well as empowering them. The women entrepreneurs having higher education qualifications were surveyed from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in north-west India, i.e., Gujarat. The statistical tools, like confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) were applied for data analysis. Result reveals that human capital which is an outcome education imparted at Universities fully moderates between entrepreneurship development skills thereby arising women entrepreneurship and empowerment in emerging economies like India. Thus, women’s human capital strengthens the relationship of women entrepreneurship and empowerment. The study is confined to examining only women empowerment as a consequence of women entrepreneurship by entrepreneurship development skills taught at HEIs. Kanika K. Dhingra https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195760 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Motivational Factors behind Intention to use ICT in Higher Education:An Indian Perspective https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195759 One of the aims of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Training (PMMMNMTT) Scheme is to impart knowledge about pedagogical skills and ICT tools among higher education teachers. Therefore, the present study is focused to identify the motivational factors behind intention to use ICT among Degree College Teachers for performing their jobs. Our study extends Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by adding two additional variables namely facilitating conditions and social influence with the expectation that they influence intention to use ICT. A sample of 145 college teachers was collected to across different universities from Delhi -NCR region, who have participated atleast one training programme (minimum of 10 days) from any of the Teaching Learning Centre set up under PMMMNMTT scheme. Structural Equational modelling has been used to establish the relationship between the construct and the results demonstrated that all the four factors that is perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, facilitating conditions, and social influence attitude to use ICT which further leads to intention to use ICT. However, perceived ease of use showed low but positive and significant relationship with attitude to use ICT. The study also provided inputs for policy measures and also stated suggestions to improve intention to use ICT tools. Manju Tanwar, Pooja Goel https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195759 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Application of Linear Programming in Optimising Student Outreach for Coaching Institutes Operating in Delhi NCR https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195758 One of the major modes of approaching the target market segment for any enterprise in order to inform the prospective customers about their products, services and of their existence is through apt advertising. In today’s scenario of extreme competition, every organization is struggling to be the apple of the eye of its customers. This attention-grabbing scheme of advertising thus becomes one of the most successful yet the costliest approach of all. Therefore, the purpose of every advertising campaign is to achieve the maximum attention within the limited budget afforded by the enterprise. Coaching industry in India is growing at par and amidst this extreme competition it is important for institutes to gain the attention of students through good advertising campaigns. Many small or medium coaching institutes are fast emerging, for them to achieve the cost to benefit relationship of such advertising campaign is the main motive. Linear programming techniques can contribute enormously towards the effective allocation of funds to different types of advertising methods for a coaching institute. This paper uses Linear Programming technique to devise an effective advertising mix to be used by a coaching institute to ensure optimum outreach of customers by the institute within the quantitative boundaries of the organization. Pragya Jayaswal, Dinesh Rawat https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/Rjhss/article/view/195758 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000